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Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal

This was SO easy and SO good! I knew it was only going to be a high of 17 degrees here today and I immediately thought of oatmeal! It's one of my comfort foods! It just seems to instantly warm you from the inside out. It really tasted just like the mixed apple cinnamon oatmeal packets I remember as a kid! The biggest difference was the nice, real chunks of apples! So tasty!

Because I thought of doing this at the last minute, I could only use what I had in the house. I had apples, steel cut oats and vanilla almond milk. So, Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal it was!

I did not have to add ANY sugar to this oatmeal. How wonderful is that?! Almond milk has 50% more calcium than regular milk and is lactose and dairy-free. I use it in my cereal, in recipes and just by the glass. It's delicious!

If you choose to use dairy milk, you may want to add a bit of sweetener of your choice. You can do it by the bowl full so you can really control it.

22 comments:

OH!!! I just CAN'T wait to try this!!! I made pumpkin oatmeal several times with my steel cut oats, but got a little burned out on it, so, been looking / waiting for one of my cROCK ladies to post a different version!! Thanks so much!! Will make this tomorrow night since we still have a bit of French Toast Casserole from the weekend left for tomorrow!

I mixed this up last night and had it cook over night. Woke up to it and it was sooo good! My husband and I loved it! One question though, the oatmeal got black and stuck on the ed of the crock pot. Is there a way to avoid this? Or is it just because I didn't stir it as it was cooking? Thanks for the recipes. We love your blog!

Joey and Joanne, I'm glad you enjoyed it! Every crock cooks differently. Most have hot spots, etc. I sometimes get burned spots on some of my dishes, but did not at all with this oatmeal. Maybe try cooking it a little less next time knowing your crock cooks at a higher temp?Glad you love the blog! :)

I made this w/ 1 c of Vanilla Almond milk, 1/4 c steel cut oats & cinnamon. I then used the "little dipper" crock that came with my large 6 qt crock pot. I sprayed the crock with pam before adding the ingredients. I added the chopped apple in the morning! It was absolutely wonderful! I have tried other steel cut oat recipes in there but they burned. :( I am so happy that this works! I now just have to remember to make it before I go to bed. I have had to have old fashioned oatmeal from the microwave because I forgot to start it. lol I'll learn. :) Thank you so much for posting this!!!

Ok maybe I'm a little weird, but I don't feel comfortable leaving my crock pot on at night when we are sleeping (my husband thinks I'm crazy, maybe I am lol) Anyway...have you ever tried this reheated? I would love to make a big batch of oatmeal during the day sometime, and then heat it up the next day for the kids and I for breakfast? Just wondering if you had tried it and if it was any good as leftovers :)

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I'm a wife and a mother to a beautiful 8 year old and active 5 year old . I love to cook, but as crazy busy as my life is, the slow cooker is my life-saver! I teach Elementary Music, I'm a Young Living Essential Oils Educator and a cookbook author. Both of my cookbooks, "Slow Cooker Recipes 10 Ingredients or Less and Gluten-Free" and "The Gluten-Free Slow Cooker" can be purchased wherever books are sold. Am I crazy busy...or just crazy? Yes, but I love living my life the way I'm living it!